Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] mm: convert __get_unmapped_area() to use vma_flags_t

"Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:17:43 +0200
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On 7/11/26 20:45, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Update __get_unmapped_area() to be parameterised by vma_flags_t rather than
> vm_flags_t as part of the effort to move VMA flags from a system word to a
> bitmap.
> 
> We cascade the changes up to arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown() and
> arch_get_unmapped_area(), where, for now, we use vma_flags_to_legacy() in
> order to propagate the VMA flags.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <[email protected]>